AI-Assisted Hardware Design
Designing and installing a custom ESP32 weather sensor with six sensors, a JLCPCB-made PCB, ESPHome firmware, Prometheus metrics, and Grafana integration.
Hardware Upgrades
Refurbished iMac Pro upgrade, SSD health discovery, NAS capacity overhaul, and workflow improvements including RAM disk setup and custom sync scripts.
NIC Teaming
Implementing NIC Teaming on my iMac Pro to ensure stable, high-bandwidth connectivity and eliminate Ethernet controller dropouts during heavy video streaming.
Self-Hosted GitHub Runner
Setting up a self-hosted GitHub runner with an Intel NUC for Steam build smoke tests on Windows Server 2025.
Dual GPU Twitch Streaming Setup
Adding an Intel Arc A380 alongside my RTX 5080 for dedicated Twitch encoding resolved NVENC crashes and allowed me to deliver smooth high-FPS streams.
Network Optimization
Upgraded to a modern Intel x64 workstation for AI and video work. Reorganized network: WiFi split by band, OpenWRT set to AP mode, 19" rack now runs DNS, Pi-hole, Chrony, and SMB. Parsec enables single-monitor remote access. Setup is faster, cleaner, and ad-free network-wide.